A fascinating discussion of the role played by fear in financial market panics. Professor Read demonstrates, in easy-to-understand terms, that... Læs mere
Companies today are undergoing constant structural change as the result of new business models, mergers, acquisitions, and de--mergers. This book explains why the CFO is in a unique position to integrate business systems and shape the corporation of the future.
In easy to understand terms and journalistic style, Read describes the reasons for global financial unrest arising from the sub-prime... Læs mere
We have seen many empires come and go. From the Roman Empire to the British Empire, we are now witnessing the decline of the... Læs mere
The third book in the Great Minds in Finance series examines the pricing of securities and the risk/reward trade off through the legends,... Læs mere
Read examines probability, risk, and uncertainty through the contributions of John von Neumann, Leonard Jimmie Savage, Kenneth Arrow and... Læs mere
Read addresses the contributions of significant individuals to our understanding of financial decisions and markets. Great financial theorists... Læs mere
The complete story of the devastating BP oil spill of 2010. The author puts forward an objective account of what happened, a documentation of the true costs, not the hyperbolic costs, and an explanation of the science and business of the spill and its remediation.
We have seen many empires come and go. From the Roman Empire to the British Empire, we are now witnessing the decline of the... Læs mere